As of May 1, Masterfoods, makers of popular candy bars such as Mars, Snickers and Twix, has switched to using calf-stomach-derived rennet to coagulate the milk for their chocolate. UK veggies, including the Vegetarian Society, are up in arms over this “backward step” and have whipped up a petition to try to get Masterfoods to switch back to a vegetarian coagulant.

I’m impressed that these vegetarians insist this restricts their chocolate choices ever so much–I guess they only like calf stomach in their cheese?

Update: Mars backpedals, will remain rennet-less.

3 Comments

1. 
   Comment by

   NATASHA

   on May 18, 2007 at 2:43 pm #

   YUCK AND I LIKE TWIX’S BARS. AT LEST NOW I NO WHAT RENNET IS.

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   Comment by

   crispycat

   on June 5, 2007 at 4:27 pm #

   Forget those candy bars, that is just nasty!! Everyone should switch over to eating Tree Huggin’ Treats, Crispy Cat organic vegan candy bar.
   If you go to our website http://www.treehuggintreats.com you will see what a real candy bar looks like, one with out calf tummy in it. We make the world’s first organic, vegan candy bar!!

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   Comment by

   carlottavaldez

   on June 5, 2007 at 4:57 pm #

   Thanks for the vegan spam, crispycat!! Too bad your site don’t work!! Maybe next time!!!11!1